South Africa, along with Chile and Argentina, was affected by
high harvests in the northern hemisphere in 2013. For this reason
the volume of exported wine decreased by 5.6%,
but got the greatest gain to date thanks to its packaged wines
and sparkling wines exported.

According to reports of OEMV (Spanish Observatory of Wine
Market), the volume of wine exports from South Africa dropped
16.6% due to the fall of bulk and bag in box. This is a situation
that has not affected economically the country thanks to the
profits obtained from other types of wines aforementioned.

The first market for South African bulk is the
UK, with good numbers in prices and a slight drop in
volume figures, followed by Germany.

From the 100% of wine exports from South Africa during 2014,
50% were white varieties, 40.6% red varieties
and the other 8.6%, Blanc de Noir and Rosé.

South Africa is the oldest wine producer from the New World, and
its most important producing areas are:
Robertson, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester, Tullbagh, Overberg,
Constantia and Calitzdorp.

The most widely planted grape varieties include Chenin
Blanc and Colombard. Its most popular wines are:
Pinatage, a medium colour wine, ruby ??red with hints of plums
and raspberries, and Roodeberg, a red wine made only in South
Africa with hints of red fruits.

Recall that according to reports by the International
Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) for 2013, South
Africa, along with Chile, was noted for wine exports,
experiencing such growth in volume that allowed it to beat
Australia by taking the fourth position worldwide as a wine
exporter.

By 2014 the situation changed and, despite not increasing its
numbers in terms of export volume, exceeds its own earned income
records through exports. This indicates how valued is South
African wine worldwide.